Within a communication architecture, each device must be identified by an address. This address is specific to each device, and enables the device initiating communication to determine the destination precisely. Similarly, for the configuration of services such as Global Data on Ethernet, the Peer Cop service on Modbus Plus or common words and shared tables on Fipway, these addresses make it possible to identify the stations that own different shared information.

Schneider products support 4 types of addressing depending on the type of device, network or bus used: